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Re: Marking Firearms -Reply
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"Henry B. Crawford" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Fri, 2 Feb 1996 13:19:52 -0600
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>Unless absolutely necessary, why label the object at all when a properly
>attached non-acidic tag will serve the purpose?

Because tags can become detatched and lost over time.  Why take a chance?
Also, tags are often not used for objects on exhibit.

Henry B. Crawford        Curator of History
[log in to unmask]     Museum of Texas Tech University
806/742-2442           Box 43191
FAX 742-1136             Lubbock, TX  79409-3191
*********All opinions expressed are mine**********

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